Mud boggers who use a private site on County Road 337 near Northeast 125th Street need to have their driver's licenses, vehicle registrations and insurance papers up to date on Sunday, Oct. 26 as the Levy County Sheriff's Office is conducting a checkpoint at the intersection.

Capt. Evan Sullivan, spokesman for Sheriff Johnny Smith, said neighbors around the site are complaining about drunk drivers and littering associated with the weekend gatherings. "This is not a sanctioned mud bog because they do not charge money," Sullivan said.

Matt Wilson, 44, of Oak Avenue Bronson, and Marty Wilson, 42, of the same address, were charged with dealing in stolen property and grand theft auto after officials recovered a travel trailer that had been stolen from Bronson.

Bond was set at $25,000 each.

Stephanie Fawn Rizer, 34, of Old Town, whose occupation was listed as a corrections officer, was charged with driving while license suspended or revoked and violation of restriction after she was stopped in Bronson. Bond was set at $1,000.

The Levy County Drug Task Force announced more arrests in the Williston area.

Jethro Herbert White Jr., 21, of Northeast 40th Street, Williston, was charged with three counts of possession of crack cocaine, three counts of sale of crack cocaine and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after alleged purchases by a confidential source.

Crime is up in Levy County, statistics show, but not in the city of Williston.

Uniform crime statistics released by the Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement on Tuesday showed that the crime rate in Williston dropped 15.2 percent in the first six months of 2008. In Levy County, that same statistic climbed 42.5 percent.

According to Williston Police Chief Dan Davis, the Levy figure was the third highest increase in the state.

A disturbance at a local motel resulted in the arrest of a Mount Dora man on three charges.

Police responded to the motel at 10:45 p.m. on Sept. 30 to respond to complaints of a man banging on the doors of other motel guests. Upon arrival, officer Kevin Sheppard found that Malcom T. Barnett, 47, was at his room and according to the report appeared "highly intoxicated." The report says he looked at officers in "an aggressive manner."

Other guests said he had threatened to shoot someone with a gun, but no weapon was found in his room.

How often has the doorbell rung or a child interrupted you while you were cooking, causing you to forget about the chicken you left sizzling on the stove - until smoke filled the house?

If this sounds familiar, I hope you'll read on, because you're running the risk of having a dangerous fire. Chief Lamar Stegall of the Williston Fire Department often talks to people about the ways they can stay safe in their homes. Too often, we have that talk after they've suffered a damaging fire.

Tracy O. Carbonaro, 28, of Northeast 123rd Lane, Bronson, was charged with grand theft auto and driving while license was suspened or revoked. She was stopped by an officer at Northeast 10th Street and Northeast 2nd Avenue on Sept. 19 at approximately 5 p.m. The vehicle was listed as being stolen out of Alachua County on Sept. 8.

Jessie Leann Hiers, 24, of Northwest 13th Street, Dunnellon, was arrested on two active warrants, one out of Hendry County and the other out of DeSoto County.

The Levy County Drug Task Force continued to arrest suspects from drug buys made earlier in the Williston area.

* Harold Monroe Dallas, 21, of Northeast 23rd Place, Williston, was charged with two counts of possession of more than 20 grams of cannabis and sale of cannabis after alleged sales to a confidential source on July 11 and July 14 in the 21300 block of Northeast 35th Street. Total bond was $45,000.